harder than the older generations. Generation X (1960s-1980s) is the real loser when it comes to average salary‚ the average hourly pay was $24‚ adjusted for inflation. The average hourly pay in 2016 was $27.70‚ according to Statistics Canada. Between 1981 and 2017 the average wages especially for young men dropped and climbed back up. Image 1. There are several factors that help explain the drop. The first one is the recession of the early 1980s‚ which hit young people the hardest‚ as economic downturns
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making Reagan’s slogan‚ “It’s Morning in America”‚ come true. This paper will examine the achievements President Reagan accomplished during his presidency in order to understand how the United States progressed into a better future. The Election of 1980 On November 13‚ 1979‚ Ronald Reagan announced that he would be running as a republican candidate for President of the United States
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in the past 30 years have proved that there could be a moral change. A study compared the morals of American people between years 1960 and 1980 shows that in the year 1980 ‚ 78 percent of young people do not have a sense of right and wrong‚ and 46 percent in 1960. 71 percent in 1980 do not lead lives as honest and moral‚ and 52 percent in 1960. 87 percent in 1980 believe that homosexuals should have equal rights‚ and 56 percent in 1960. 75 percent
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IMES DISCUSSION PAPER SERIES Asset Price Bubble in Japan in the 1980s: Lessons for Financial and Macroeconomic Stability Shigenori Shiratsuka Discussion Paper No. 2003-E-15 INSTITUTE FOR MONETARY AND ECONOMIC STUDIES BANK OF JAPAN C.P.O BOX 203 TOKYO 100-8630 JAPAN You can download this and other papers at the IMES Web site: http://www.imes.boj.or.jp Do not reprint or reproduce without permission. NOTE: IMES Discussion Paper Series is circulated in order to stimulate discussion
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The 1980s was a period of when the scandal‚ in which what was known as the Iran Contra Affair‚ had occurred. The situation of the Iran Contra Affair took place during President Ronald Reagan’s second term of administration. In addition‚ the Iran Contra Affair besides the US‚ involved two other countries: Iran and Nicaragua. (Infoplease.com). Over in Iran‚ there were "seven American hostages being held in Lebanon"(Wikipedia.com). Meanwhile‚ there was also a war going on between Iraq and Iran in
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Between the years of 1945 and 1980‚ American society was experiencing significant shifts in various aspects such as societal norms‚ government policies‚ and advocacy movements. For many of these changes‚ it was hard to tell whether they painted a liberal or a conservative future for the United States. It seemed like there was a constant back and forth between liberal and conservative ideologies. At times‚ conservative values dominated‚ emphasizing traditional norms and limited government intervention
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to beginning with. Woman were seen as being more of a piece of property rather than a human being. However‚ the little bit of rights that they had‚ would be taken away from her the minute she said “I do”. During the second wave of feminism (1920-1980s)‚ there were slight changes made when it came to domestic laws for woman who were married. Throughout
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SOSC1980 Psychology and Everyday Life Assignment 2 “Interpersonal Attraction and Love” For this assignment‚ you are writing an argumentative essay under the topic of “Interpersonal Attraction and Love.” To write an argumentative essay‚ you need to first identify a central theme as your specific argument‚ and take a side on the argument with supporting evidence. Your central theme may or may not be related to the assigned article. The article may simply serve as a spring board to inspire you to think
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world from the 1960s to the 1980s . Sexual liberation was focused on change referring to acceptance of sex outside of traditional marriages‚ the normalization of contraception such as the pill‚ premarital sex‚ homosexuality and the legalization of abortion all followed. Even though we are focusing on the Sexual Revolution of the 1960-1980s‚ the term "sexual revolution" has been referred to since the late 1920s. Some people believed the sexual revolution of 1960–1980 was the second sexual revolution
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Why was Carter unsuccessful in his attempt to secure re-election in 1980? Jimmy Carter was the first elected President in half a century who failed to win a second term. His election in 1976 was set during the period of time when people had lost their faith in the presidency. After Nixon’s humiliation considering Watergate scandal and Ford’s simplistic and unenthusiastic govern‚ people were looking for someone outside Washington’s corruption. Carter seemed a perfect decision ‚ governor of a small
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